the champions have left, the men of war have gone to save earth, and now, only a few stand back. the muses of 2 departed warriors, Toby, man gifted with the sword , and Jamie, a thief with a will and and asling-blade . both, stood quietly, awaiting the time for when they should leave.

"why do we have to wait?"whined Jamie.

"because. if they don't come back, then we have a chance at death." Toby said calmly. "Ever since the incident at Tristram, most of the time, people cant wait to die."

"but why do we have to stay behind?" she continued.

"because large parties are cumbersome, and they talk to much."

"you mean, you don't want to talk to people?" said Jamie puzzled.

"no," he said bashfully "I... just don't to make to much noise. we can talk, but, sonce were in this safe pub, its not like were going to stir..." just as he was to finish, a man, no, the shell of a man, walked into the room. this 'man', unable to carry the weight of his own bow, alerted Toby, that something was amiss.

he looked at Jamie, and said, "we need to go, now!".

this man looked up at there faces, and mumbled something under his breath. waved his hand and passed on. She turned and looked back to him, but Toby slugged her in the arm and said that we need to get out of there.

Here,I come in.I am just one of the army's archer, gone rogue. i decided not to let any power and ranks govern my life, and my freedom was, well, come to think of it, i killed 120 men escaping from that dreaded fortress. when Toby found me, he was one of the most panicky man I 've' ever seen. and soI say, "what's your hurry, small mountan town not good enough for your rich red coat, and glasses? ah, memories plague you do they?"

he stood there looking at me for a moment then said in a stern, cold voice "if you want to keep your life then you will open the gate..."

"YOU THINK THAT I WOULD STAY WITH THAT PANSY OF A KING! my good sir,I am Agustine Vorinvyonof, shadow expert. if you want a way out,I can get you out, I've' been trying to leave this damnable place for years, but the kings guard has kept me in, say, for the price of your company, ile' get you out of here like this..."

i open a door into a long passage leading under the walls. "do we have a deal," i pull to black daggers from my belt "or have i befallen pour ears?" with in an instant a sword larger than Toby him self flashes at me, caught between my daggers. "DAMN IT TOBY DONT KILL HIM! WE COULD USE THE HELP!" came a cry from Jammie, sling-blade in hand.

"ah, i see you..."I stared at Jamie jaw open, she was so strange, she seemed to pulsate with all this, happiness, but in such a hellish land, were happiness was rarer then gold.I had sadly let my guard down and down came the hilt of a huge sword upon my head. the last i heard was,

"TOBY! fuck it all, you could of killed him AHHHHH!"

"all right hes still alive, i'll carrie him, but, we have to leave, no... JAMIE RUN! I'LL BE RIGHT BEHIND YOU RUN AND DONT LOOK BACK!"